Steve Bannon’s name is in the Epstein files, and many of his friends now seem to be former friends.

On Sunday and Monday, prominent right-wingers took to social media to lambast Bannon’s relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ― even though the friendship has been common knowledge for years.

Recently released documents from the Department of Justice show that Epstein and Bannon were working on a documentary that was intended, as Bannon wrote to Epstein, to “push back on the lies” and “rebuild” Epstein’s image as a “philanthropist,” according to the BBC.

Epstein’s 2019 death put the kibosh on the project, and the location of the reported 17 hours of interview footage remains a mystery, according to Donald Trump biographer Michael Wolff.

Although some of Bannon’s fans have expressed shock at his connections to Epstein, the big names in conservative media didn’t make a big deal ― until recently.

Now, major conservatives are coming forward to criticise Bannon for being in bed with Epstein, and they’re not holding back.

Infamous Republican political dirty trickster Roger Stone slammed Bannon in two posts.

The first post, on Sunday, praised Elon Musk for being right about Bannon, but didn’t offer........

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